One of the Best RIP Walter Cronkite
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 8:53 pm
The last of a breed. RIP, Walt.
JimK
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Re: One of the Best RIP Walter Cronkite
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 8:56 pm
Re: One of the Best RIP Walter Cronkite
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:19 pm
+1, a true iocn of my generation. Good night, Walter.jimk wrote:The last of a breed. RIP, Walt.
JimK
Re: One of the Best RIP Walter Cronkite
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:29 pm
What a loss! This news makes me very sad.
Re: One of the Best RIP Walter Cronkite
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:30 pm
"And that's the way it is..."
Rest In Peace
Rest In Peace
Re: One of the Best RIP Walter Cronkite
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:32 pm
Wow, another great icon! Too bad he didn't make it a few more days until the 40th anniversary of the moon landing. I'll never forget hearing him reporting it...
RIP Mr. Cronkite...
RIP Mr. Cronkite...
Re: One of the Best RIP Walter Cronkite
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:42 pm
The most trusted man in America ... we counted on him for more than the news - he was also there to tell us everything would be all right.
Re: One of the Best RIP Walter Cronkite
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:44 pm
I would only add that he was the most trusted man of our generation...........trusted by people all over the world, because he told the truth.kiramdear wrote:The most trusted man in America ... we counted on him for more than the news - he was also there to tell us everything would be all right.
Re: One of the Best RIP Walter Cronkite
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:52 pm
Cronkite was a staple in our household when I was growing up - like a member of the family.
RIP Uncle Walter...
RIP Uncle Walter...
Re: One of the Best RIP Walter Cronkite
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:57 pm
He was drenched in sweat, in tears, and nearly speechless. When the LEM hit the lunar soil, all that Walter could say was, "Man on a Moon". We all felt exactly the same ...cjj wrote:Wow, another great icon! Too bad he didn't make it a few more days until the 40th anniversary of the moon landing. I'll never forget hearing him reporting it...
RIP Mr. Cronkite...
Re: One of the Best RIP Walter Cronkite
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:07 pm
He will be missed
Re: One of the Best RIP Walter Cronkite
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:23 pm
And the end of an era, I'm afraid. A truly great man. RIP Walter Cronkite.jimk wrote:The last of a breed. RIP, Walt.
JimK
Re: One of the Best RIP Walter Cronkite
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:26 pm
That he did. He trusted the American people enough to tell them the truth and let them decide for themselves how they would think about it. Not like the posers we have today...... Thanks, DR....winston wrote:I would only add that he was the most trusted man of our generation...........trusted by people all over the world, because he told the truth.kiramdear wrote:The most trusted man in America ... we counted on him for more than the news - he was also there to tell us everything would be all right.
W.C., D.B., C.H.; these types are long gone.
Re: One of the Best RIP Walter Cronkite
Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 10:30 pm
Lyndon Johnson, after hearing Walter condemn the war in Vietnam: "If I have lost Walter Cronkite, I have lost the American people."
And I was just seven years old when I watched this broadcast in my school lunchroom:
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And I was just seven years old when I watched this broadcast in my school lunchroom:
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Re: One of the Best RIP Walter Cronkite
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 1:05 am
He had a long, full life, and left his mark upon the world.